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[b0st0n]

GUY'S THEY'RE LISTENING, OMG THEY'RE LISTENING!!!

Modifié par b0st0n, 19 mars 2012 - 01:31 .

[Fast Jimmy]

While I do understand the hold ups that can happen with Microsoft and Playstation... how did this not get detected during testing? Did they really never try to import a face from ME2 that had been imported from ME1? Wouldn't that be the STARTING POINT of your testing? Honestly, how much of the fanbase does Bioware think has only played ME2 or is just now hopping on the Mass Effect boat for 3?

Also, this was brought up in discussions pre-release on the BSN. Some fans had noticed that imports were not loading correctly from early release copies. This has been on their radar for nigh over a month at this point.

It is not a huge issue to me (in comparison to the endings) since I can whip out my Shepherd's face in less than twenty minutes, since I've done it so many times. But its the lack of forethought in the process that irks me. While I do give a very hearty "Bravo" to the choice flags being carried over almost flawlessly in my game, I still am dumbfounded that they didn't test face importation. Its mind boggling.

[HolySwordFarwell]

I'm sick of waiting but what if I start now only for a patch to appear the next day?

[The Phazer]

I understand that terrible bugs sometimes happen...

But the lack of information (such as a statement about if the fix has gone to certification or not) at this point means I still haven't even started ME3 - and this is really making me feel like I will make sure I avoid purchasing any more Bioware or EA products in future.

There's really no excuse for not telling us at this point. Sorry, but there's not.

[HunLevente]

b0st0n wrote...

GUY'S THEY'RE LISTENING, OMG THEY'RE LISTENING!!!

What do you mean by that?

[RealStyli]

As I've said, I'm happy enough with my Shep to play the game. The only thing that's really wrong with him is his hair colour. He still looks like my Shep. I've played 5 hours of the game so far and I'm quite impressed with what they've done. Even on Xbox 360 the graphics look very good, a big step up from ME2.

However, I don't think I could have played if I couldn't get my Shep as good as I did so I completely empathise with my fellow gamers.

As I and some others have already said, it's worth trying the community fix (see my signature for a link) to see if it works for you. It's not 100% but, in most cases, the facial structure seems to carry over just fine. You'll still have to tweak some things like hair, hair colour, eye colour, nose, complexion, etc - but the hard parts should come in fine with the code. Worth a shot.

Apart from that, I can only hope that the fix comes soon. Best of luck, keep the faith.

[mags314]

HunLevente wrote...

b0st0n wrote...

GUY'S THEY'RE LISTENING, OMG THEY'RE LISTENING!!!

What do you mean by that?

I too am curious, please elaborate

[Clarian]

Here's the response I got from EA Help.  Pretty much the same thing AwesomeName got on facebook.

"Thank you for contacting to Electronic Arts.

I have reviewed your email and understand your concern about the appearance of character.

I really appreciate your comments. Your inputs have been forwarded to our Game Development Team for further review. Our Experts always strive to make Games very player friendly and interesting. Hence your inputs have been very motivating and I request you to share your feedback with us regularly.

Moreover, I am sure you would find our Game Forums very interesting. Not only can you post your comments on our official forums but also interact with fellow gamers. Since these Forums are regularly monitored by our Game Developers, they offer an effective medium to communicate with the Developers." 

[Dimensio]

HolySwordFarwell wrote...

I'm sick of waiting but what if I start now only for a patch to appear the next day?

The Gibbed editor allows exporting and importing faces into save games.

[Dokteur Kill]

*pokes head into thread*

We can has a bit of news soon?

I'm getting somewhat tired of waiting <_< 

[Corbinus]

Funny thing. When I first started played ME 1 i didnt bother to custome my Male Ship. He is 100% default - Earthborn, Survivor, face, name.
When I tried to import him I got some bold dude. Lol. So I just chose default face again/
My FemShep was custom however, but I just made a new face for her

[Zmidponk]

Well, it's now about to hit 200 pages of posts, still with zero update from 10 days ago. At this point, I've now replayed one of my Shepards through ME1 and 2, complete with all loyalty missions and side missions done, and I'm close to going for the suicide mission after doing the same thing for my other Shepard. I've also actually played more of the free Mass Effect Datapad minigame on my Ipod than I have played of ME3, which cost me £55. Even if this gets fixed tomorrow, I think the days of seeing 'Bioware' on a game meaning it's an automatic preorder from me are well and truly over.

Modifié par Zmidponk, 19 mars 2012 - 03:02 .

[mags314]

 I'm going to take a look at the Gibbed editor approach and mod a save game, as the other approaches do not give me back a Shep that I can recognise 

The only worry I have is that by amending the save game will potenially break a ME3 playthough later on.  I would hate to get so far through the game and find I cant finish due to a broken save file.  I guess my question to you guys is, is this method safe?

[Ars Dictandi]

I'm sorry, but at this rate I won't be buying ME3, despite having played the previous chapters. Playing the demo was a rather excruciating experience, due to this - frankly unjustifiable - face import bug (I did type in the face codes of both my manshep and my femshep, with terrible results).

I will probably get a discounted copy of Skyrim or pre-order The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition, instead.

[MrSuperCrazyAwesome]

^word.

[DitzyDaffy]

Chugster wrote...

DitzyDaffy wrote...

Couldn't wait any longer so I started a new game a few days ago. I played through the beginning part of Mass Effect 2 and completely remade my character in the CC until it was an exact match. Copy and pasted the face code into Mass Effect 3, did a little bit of tweaking, and hey presto! I got a face. Oddly though, my FemShep actually looks BETTTER in ME3 o.O

any pics?

im gathering a collection of face codes i like the look of just incase they dont fix this....plus its how i got my ME2 femshep, found a good face and kept re-using it on all my femsheps (with changes obviously)

ME2:

ME3:

Looking at it now... they don't look like each other at all, really. It looks like my FemShep got some plastic surgery in the timegap between ME2 and ME3, haha. I have to say I prefer the Mass Effect 3 Regalina though. 

Facecode: 741.Q9G.M17.F79.QDQ.67Q.1DA.711.966.513.63B.135

Modifié par DitzyDaffy, 19 mars 2012 - 03:12 .

[Holger1405]

DitzyDaffy wrote...

Chugster wrote...

DitzyDaffy wrote...

Couldn't wait any longer so I started a new game a few days ago. I played through the beginning part of Mass Effect 2 and completely remade my character in the CC until it was an exact match. Copy and pasted the face code into Mass Effect 3, did a little bit of tweaking, and hey presto! I got a face. Oddly though, my FemShep actually looks BETTTER in ME3 o.O

any pics?

im gathering a collection of face codes i like the look of just incase they dont fix this....plus its how i got my ME2 femshep, found a good face and kept re-using it on all my femsheps (with changes obviously)

ME2:

ME3:

Looking at it now... they don't look like each other at all, really. It looks like my FemShep got some plastic surgery in the timegap between ME2 and ME3, haha. I have to say I prefer the Mass Effect 3 Regalina though. 

Facecode: 741.Q9G.M17.F79.QDQ.67Q.1DA.711.966.513.63B.135

Not perfect, but better. (I think)
743.Q9G.M17.F79.QDQ.66Q.1DA.611.F66.513.63B.135
maybe you can tweak her to your satisfaction.

[Dimensio]

mags314 wrote...

 I'm going to take a look at the Gibbed editor approach and mod a save game, as the other approaches do not give me back a Shep that I can recognise 

The only worry I have is that by amending the save game will potenially break a ME3 playthough later on.  I would hate to get so far through the game and find I cant finish due to a broken save file.  I guess my question to you guys is, is this method safe?

Modifying the appearance data of a save file will not affect plot progression.

[element eater]

bah still no word this is getting silly i want my character damn it

[LaidBackNinja]

LaidBackNinja wrote...

Hey all. I just wanted to say that the YAML method can work, you just need to tweak the hair color/ nose shape/ facial hair color/ and complexion. It appears some things got changed nonetheless and it might be impossible to get exactly the right shep, but here are my (hopeful) results:

Mass effect 2 (mass effect 1 looked exactly the same)


Mass effect 3


In the squad screen they look very similar!

Unfortunately, especially ingame it is obvious the eyes have been changed, but there simply is no setting that gives a better match. The old eye shape from ME2 just doesn't exist anymore.

ME2:


ME3:

As I've said before the YAML method can work quite well:
-I took the YAML code into ME2 and compared that to my imported Shep. I tweaked it until the two were exactly the same (complexion, hair color, nose shape and facial hair were the big issues).
-Then I took that code and entered it in ME3. What I got was slightly different (the hair color did not match up), so I tweaked it a little again, and you can see the end result above. No matter what, I couldn't get the same eyes.

It is not perfect, especially in-game, but in the squad screen, and more importantly, during cutscenes and conversations, they look similar enough for my liking. With all the talk about the ending going on, I have decided to take this Shepard and play the game. He is similar enough that I feel I am playing with 'my' Shepard.

Even if a patch comes, I think the result probably won't be any better than what I've already accomplished on my own.

[leongecko]

Ive just sent my unplayed copy back to Amazon, I sent them a long email saying "as you may be aware, there is a problem with this game.." blah blah with a link to the forums, and they said I could have a refund. Just sent it now. I will buy it for less than ten pounds in 6 months, maybe there will be a patch by then, maybe not. And if there isnt? I may not buy it at all. Real shame.Mass Effect 1 was such an amazing game and I loved mass effect 2 as well I know not everyone did. But without my character, it just feels like such a kick in the balls. I am not paying £40 for a miserable experience wishing for the guy I created all those years back and know and love as shephard. So I'm out of this franchise, sad way to bow out but there you go. The only way to make big companies listen is to not buy their products. simple.

[Loegi]

Clarian wrote...

Here's the response I got from EA Help.  Pretty much the same thing AwesomeName got on facebook.

"Thank you for contacting to Electronic Arts.

I have reviewed your email and understand your concern about the appearance of character.

I really appreciate your comments. Your inputs have been forwarded to our Game Development Team for further review. Our Experts always strive to make Games very player friendly and interesting. Hence your inputs have been very motivating and I request you to share your feedback with us regularly.

Moreover, I am sure you would find our Game Forums very interesting. Not only can you post your comments on our official forums but also interact with fellow gamers. Since these Forums are regularly monitored by our Game Developers, they offer an effective medium to communicate with the Developers." 

Wow, that basically says nothing.

[timbobway]

This is getting old real fast. I been reading these posts for 10 days now and I can't take sitting back any longer. No news since the 9th come on already. I find it hard to believe that no one outside of the company (game reviewers) ran into this problem and reported it longer before hand. Yet many gave it the best or near the best scores. It's a real shame how this problem is being handled.  I don't know what happened to Bioware, but they lost all DLC sales from be and probably future game purchases as well.

Modifié par timbobway, 19 mars 2012 - 05:16 .

[rapchill]

timbobway wrote...

This is getting old real fast. I been reading these posts for 10 days now and I can't take sitting back any longer. No news since the 9th come on already. I find it hard to believe that no one outside of the company (game reviewers) ran into this problem and reported it longer before hand. Yet many gave it the best or near the best scores. It's a real shame how this problem is being handled. Look at CDProjekt They give FREE updates to both Witcher games and change things with no problem long after release. I don't know what happened to Bioware but they lost all DLC sales from be and probebly future game purchases also.

Actually, I managed to get in contact with one of the Staff at the OXM (the UK Official Xbox360 Magazine) and he said they've covered this issue in one of there online blogs.

www.oxm.co.uk/39605/blog/how-a-broken-mass-effect-3-save-blew-my-mind/

[mags314]

Dimensio wrote...

mags314 wrote...

 I'm going to take a look at the Gibbed editor approach and mod a save game, as the other approaches do not give me back a Shep that I can recognise 

The only worry I have is that by amending the save game will potenially break a ME3 playthough later on.  I would hate to get so far through the game and find I cant finish due to a broken save file.  I guess my question to you guys is, is this method safe?

Modifying the appearance data of a save file will not affect plot progression.

Thanks for that, will give it a go tonight